Week+1...9-7+to+9-11

Mon 9/7 - No School

Tues 9/8 - HW=Complete lab worksheet (front and back), cover textbook and bring to class, EXTRA CREDIT: Print out a copy of syllabus and bring to class tomorrow

Wed 9/9 - Complete lab safety quiz and study for tomorrow's syllabus quiz.

Thurs 9/10 - Bring covered green textbook to class tomorrow, read 1.5, #'s 11,14,signed syllabus and safety pledges due Mon 9/14, parent email due Tues 9/15.

Fri 9/11 - Read 2.1-2.5 and answer the Chris Jordan questions below using the links provided:

1) //How many trees are cut for making junk mail in the US on an average day? // [|http://chrisjordan.com/gallery/rtn/#toothpicks] ( Toothpicks, 2008 60x96") Depicts one hundred million toothpicks, equal to the number of trees cut in the U.S. yearly to make the paper for junk mail.
 * BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE ART TO REALLY EXPERIENCE IT FULLY :) **

2) //How many aluminum cans are used in the US every year? // [|http://chrisjordan.com/gallery/rtn/#cans-seurat] (Cans Seurat, 2007 60x92") Depicts 106,000 aluminum cans, the number used in the US every thirty seconds.

3) //How many people on average filed for personal bankruptcy every minute in 2010? // [|http://chrisjordan.com/gallery/rtn/#moon] (Over the Moon, 2011 44x44" and 60x60")  Depicts 29,000 credit cards, equal to the average number of personal bankruptcy filings every week in the US in 2010.

4) //If the world’s oceans cover a total surface area of 139.4 million square miles, how many plastic bags are polluting the entire ocean? // [|http://chrisjordan.com/gallery/rtn2/#whale] (Whale, 2011 44x82", based on a photograph by Bryant Austin)  Depicts 50,000 plastic bags, equal to the estimated number of pieces of floating plastic in every square mile in the world's oceans.